Friday, April 17, 2009

How Will You Spend This Beautiful Weekend?

If your weather is supposed to be as good as ours here in Los Angeles, you are in for a lovely weekend. Add to your list yet another reason to miss Domino with this article about starting your own get-together club. I don't know if I have the time or commitment to start my own club but these photos by Susannah Howe do indeed give me some food for thought for a small shin-dig.

Breakfast Club? Why not? Invite some folks over for a breakfast or brunch and most likely they won't overstay their welcome and take up your entire day. Or better yet, maybe they would help you clean up! Not to mention you'll still have the majority of the day to do whatever else you may have had planned.

Mimosas or Bellinis accompany any menu. I do love the Tiffany & Co. pitcher filled with OJ, very stylish and crystal with six glasses for $195.

Seersucker linen napkins and some Larder of Lay Lemon Jam from across the pond will bring sophistication to any soiree. Now, let's talk about the item in the top right, Busha Browne's Guava Jelly from Jamaica. Has anyone ever tried this? I don't remember having had this on my vacation many years ago, however the Ginger Beer is still a lingering taste I won't soon forget. Let me know if you have any feedback on this product, I am so curious.

And don't forget the French Roast! Breakfast isn't quite breakfast without the coffee.

If you're not a morning person, why not plan a game night? Whether your into Poker, Mah-Jongg or Scrabble, a game night is a laid back and fun sounding way to spend the evening and appeals to more people than you may think.

Etched highball glasses by Kate Spade are a classy and chic way to add ambiance to your home bar or tabletop.

And for those of you unafraid of a little hunting lodge decor but not necessarily ready to commit to the full-taxidermy, Jason Miller has created a ceramic antler chandelier for $1,895 by Sublime American Design.

If you're not into gaming and consider yourself more of an intellectual, you could host a Novel Night and discuss a good book or maybe turn your attention to the hottest foregin film.

To help your pad acheive a wordly vibe, try incorporating this Moroccan serving tray $195 Sheherazade, Lebaneze wine by Chateau Musar $48 in a Soleil Wine Glass $11, wood bowls by West Elm $12 and a John Derian metallic pouf $285 is the perfect landing spot to read your favorite passages from an In True Blood hardcover $14.95.

Dean & Deluca makes tasty frozen hors d'oeuvres for only $13.95 and when served on a colorful dish like this melamine Jill Finchelle for $10, your hosting costs stay very reasonable.

Lovely post...We have a standing Monday dinner with another couple whenever my husband's schedule permits. Sometimes it's just the four of us, sometimes we decide to share the love with others. We usually have a theme...it's fun and something to look forward too. I love all of the ethnic items.